to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
even if not; even without
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
to leave as is; to ignore
talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to be worried; to be troubled
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
staff; staff member; stuffing (in Western cuisine); filling; stuff; materials
backing (an initiative, candidate, etc.); support; backing up (another player); covering; backup
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
free-loader; hanger-on; parasite; house guest
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
summarization; summary; generalization; review (by labour or political movements of past activities, results, etc.)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
(necessary) personnel; required person
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)